OFFICIAL SILENCE OF DICTATORS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVI, Issue 21323, 18 April 1939, Page 7

OFFICIAL SILENCE OF DICTATORS

No Reply to Plea of

President

Violent Campaign In Press American Reminder to Dictators Immense Moral Gains Of Appeal

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received April 17, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, April 17.

The Rome correspondent of the British r United Press says Signo Mussolini’s own newspaper the “Popolo d’ltalia” violently condemns President Roosevelt’s message, and calls on all Italians to reject it, declaring: “It does not clarify the international situation.”

The Berlin correspondent of “The Times” states that Herr Hitler’s reply may not be despatched until after his birthday on April 20.

A spokesman said that the Foreign Office had not completed its examination of some suggestions which required close scrutiny.

REJECTION OF APPEAL CERTAIN FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN IDEALS United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received Aprl 17, 11.52 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 16. “The New York Times” anticipating the rejection of the appeal by Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini, comments that President Roosevelt’s initiative cannot be properly regarded as having failed, if it has merely failed to achieve something unachieveable. The dictators’ record is too full of broken promises for a pledge to keep the peace by either, to alter the fundamentals of the present position. “There is a more realistic standard whereby to judge the results of the President’s initiative. He sought to identify unmistakably the aggressors in advance with war, and to rally world opinion on the side of the victims of aggression. He has accomplished both purposes. Moreover he may have made the outbreak of war less likely, through his warning the dictators that the risks involved were greater than they may assume. They are greater because the victims of German and Italian aggression can count on at least an immense moral support everywhere throughout the world.”

SOVIET'S PROMPT RESPONSE

CONGRATULATIONS OF SOVIET TO PRESIDENT United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright MOSCOW, April 16. M. Kalinin (President of the Central Executive of the U.S.S.R.) sent the following message to President Roosevelt: “I consider it a pleasant duty to express profound sympathy with and hearty congratulations on your your noble appeal to the Italian and German Governments. You can be sure that your Initiative will find the warmest echoes in the hearts of the people of the Soviet, who are sincerely interested in the preservation of universal peace.”

UNITED APPROVAL IN LONDON LABOUR NEWSPAPER’S REMINDER United Press Association—By alec trie Tel egraph—Copyright (Received April 17, 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, April 16. The British Press without dissent extols President Roosevelt “The Daily Herald” remarks if the dictators reject President Roosevelt’s offer, and force world on the world, their long list of enemies will include the United States.

The South American Republics and Canada to-night endorsed President Roosevelt’s appeal. It is also learned authoritatively independent European countries more or less threatened by aggression have informed the President of their support. Messages from the small Powers have not been made public in order not to embarrass them.